Beyond its massive size, a recent cocaine bust in Spain illustrates some notable recent changes in the drug's supply chain.

The Shottas are one of the biggest gangs in Colombia's port city of Buenaventura. It gained notoriety from its rivalry with the Spartans.

From alleged narco-politicians to traffickers seeking to dominate the Caribbean coast, several high-profile Costa Rican ...

The arrest of several influencers in Brazil shows how social media allows for the laundering of the profits of criminal ...

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Extortion has skyrocketed in Ecuador as criminal groups have gained power. The problem seems to be worsening, despite authorities claims.

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US prosecutors have outlined a staggering system of criminal governance in an explosive indictment against the sitting governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state for alleged links to the… In July 2024, ...

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In 2020, the US Department of Justice released a bombshell indictment charging sitting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and other senior members of his government with “narco-terrorism” and ...

A staggering system of criminal governance between the governor of Mexico's Sinaloa state and the Chapitos faction of the ...

El Jardinero” captured in Mexico, attacks by FARC dissidents in Colombia, and the intensification of US anti-drug airstrikes.